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Sometimes you just have to go for it and this boar did, despite having an injured foot I watched him successfully catch large salmon. Nature never ceases to amaze with their resilience.
A Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) checks for any surprise encounters with other bears while roaming the shores of the Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Reserve on the Coastal Rain Forest of British Columbia, Canada.
25 May, 2015.
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A lone male Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) patrols the beach at low tide for a mate during the breeding season in the Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Reserve along the Coastal Rain Forest north of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada.
25 May, 2015.
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A Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) wanders the shores of an inlet in the Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Reserve north of prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada.
27 May, 2015.
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A Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) stops for a drink on the shores of Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Reserve on the west coast north of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada.
28 May, 2015.
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A lone Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) heading for bath in the mixed marine and fresh waters of the Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Reserve along the west coast north of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada.
26 May, 2015.
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A Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) patrols the shores in search of a mate during the spring breeding season in the Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Reserve in the Coastal Rain Forest northwest of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada.
This bear was observed during a five day photographic trip in the reserve. We stayed on a large sailboat based in the sheltered bay and ventured out each day by zodiac in search of the resident wildlife but specifically Grizzly Bears.
29 May, 2015.
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I loved watching bears they always have such unique personalities and of course are beautiful creatures worthy always of our respect.
Black Bears are so fascinating to watch with their interesting individual personalities. A beautiful and too often misunderstood animal that is deserving of our profound respect. For one they help make our forests so beautiful with the way they fertilize the forests with the fish they eat.
Black Bears are so fascinating to watch with their interesting individual personalities. A beautiful and too often misunderstood animal that is deserving of our profound respect. For one they help make our forests so beautiful with the way they fertilize the forests with the fish they eat.
The final images in my series was a pleasure to be in their presence. These beautiful animals deserve all the respect in the world and too often are severely misunderstood.
The final images in my series was a pleasure to be in their presence. These beautiful animals deserve all the respect in the world and too often are severely misunderstood.
Black Bears are so fascinating to watch with their interesting individual personalities. A beautiful and too often misunderstood animal that is deserving of our profound respect. For one they help make our forests so beautiful with the way they fertilize the forests with the fish they eat.
Last night, I posted an image of two large Grizzly Bears (Ursus arctos horribilis) battling for breeding rights in the Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Reserve north of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada.
As in most cases in wildlife cases involving the upper predatory species, the participants can suffer some serious wounds. In this case, the loser had a few major cuts and bruises but will in the future compete again.
28 May, 2015.
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The tranquil setting, prior to the evening sunset, of the wondrous landscape of the Coastal Rainforest in the Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Reserve north of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada.
28 May, 2015.
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I loved watching bears they always have such unique personalities and of course are beautiful creatures worthy always of our respect.
A large Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) swimming along the shore of the saltwater inlet of the Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Reserve north of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada.
25 May, 2015.
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Black Bears are so fascinating to watch with their interesting individual personalities. A beautiful and too often misunderstood animal that is deserving of our profound respect. For one they help make our forests so beautiful with the way they fertilize the forests with the fish they eat. This young bear was super adorable just look at its face!
A Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) having a bath in the coastal waters along the shore of the saltwater inlet of the Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Reserve north of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada.
26 May, 2015.
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An adult Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) wanders the shores in search of food or a mate in the Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Reserve along the pacific coast north of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada.
25 May, 2015.
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In the previous two evening posts, I had posted images of a pair of Grizzly Bears (Ursus arctos horribilis) fighting and then the loser hobbling away.
I failed to indicate that what got us to this place initially was that the brown coloured bear had actually been copulating with a female in a small meadow along the shore of the inlet.
We were travelling in our Zodiac and stopped to photograph the pair which had finished their breeding activity and were in the process of grazing when their attention was diverted to the edge of the woods from which the dark coloured bear emerged and charged.
Once the bears had finished the fight with the the brown coloured bear moving out of the meadow, the dark bear noticed us in the area and came towards us to investigate. This is the view we got when it stood up to get a better look at the boat load of photographers. It then dropped down to all four feet and wandered off along the shore.
The Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Reserve along the coast north of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada is truly a remarkable place to view the beauty and behaviour of one of our most impressive wildlife creatures.
28 May, 2015.
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The final images in my series was a pleasure to be in their presence. These beautiful animals deserve all the respect in the world and too often are severely misunderstood.
A young Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) appears to be digging for clams along the beach of the marine inlet in the Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Reserve northwest of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada.
25 May, 2015.
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During the Grizzly Bear photographic trip to the Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Reserve we were displayed the beauty of the Coastal Rain Forest in British Columbia, Canada and the views were incredible.
29 May, 2015.
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A lone male Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) roams the shores of the coastal inlet in the Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Reserve looking for food and looking for love. It is spring time in the valley and the bears are actively replenishing their body reserves used during their winter sleep and it is also the time when potential mates are looking for each other to continue the cycle of life in the grizzly bear world.
The Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Reserve is located northeast of Prince Rupert along the west coast of British Columbia, Canada.
25 May, 2015.
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A coastal rainfall stand of Birch Trees on the northern end of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
6 June, 2013.
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Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) flock on the waters of the K'tzim-a-deen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary in the Khutzeymateen Inlet along the west coast north of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada.
27 May, 2015.
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A lone Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) patrols the shores of the Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Reserve in the Coastal Rain Forest northwest of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada possibly in search of a mate.
It is the breeding season for Grizzly Bears and many individuals as well as pairs were observed along the shores and at the edge of the woods. It is truly a magnificent place in its pristine nature and the abundance of bears freely roaming without what appeared as a care in the world other than to feed or to breed.
25 May, 2015.
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Adult Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) patrols the shores of the Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Reserve in the Coastal Rain Forest northwest of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada possibly in search of a mate.
It is the breeding season for Grizzly Bears and many individuals as well as pairs were observed along the shores and at the edge of the woods. It is truly a magnificent place in its pristine nature and the abundance of bears freely roaming without what appeared as a care in the world other than to feed or to breed.
25 May, 2015.
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A more limited image of a Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctic horribilis) female in its natural habitat in the coastal rainforest of the K'tzim-a-deen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary in the Khutzeymateen Inlet along the west coast north of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada.
The inlet is about a 30 minute flight by float plane, north of Prince Rupert. The tour of 6 wildlife photographers (including myself) was 5 days long and run by Ocean Light II Adventures. We stayed at the entrance of the reserve in a 72 ft sail boat (Ocean Light II) and accessed the reserve daily in a 19 ft Zodiac and spent most of the day looking for grizzly bear activity.
26 May, 2016.
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Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) feeding steadily on a protein rich sedge in an attempt to regain alot of the weight lost during the long winter sleep. The area is located in the coastal habitat of the Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Reserve north of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada.
25 May, 2015.
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Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) male with a goal in mind - to take a bath in the cool waters of the marine inlet of the Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Reserve.
This reserve is part of the Great Bear Rainforest and is located about 100 km north of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada along the maritime coast.
26 May, 2015.
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I had the good fortune to visit the Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Reserve north of Prince Rupert on the British Columbia, Canada on a wildlife photography trip.
During that 5 day trip, we witnessed two large male Grizzly Bears (Ursus arctos horribilis) fight over female for breeding rights. It lasted for awhile with lots of blood and water droplets flying through the air and a whole lot of roaring. The dark coloured bear eventually defeated the light coloured bear which hobbled off with some serious cuts to its body.
It is something I likely will never see again but it was, how do I say it, breath-taking to witness first hand. The west coast of British Columbia is quite remote and rugged so it should safe guard creatures like these for many years to come.
28 May, 2015.
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The final images in my series was a pleasure to be in their presence. These beautiful animals deserve all the respect in the world and too often are severely misunderstood.
During a photographic tour of the Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Reserve we had the opportunity to see a number of different Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis), some distant and some a lot closer. This is a three year old, likely just driven off by its mother to fend for itself.
This close-up of the claws gives you an idea what they are supplied with for tools to dig for food, for defence when attacked or fighting for breeding rights. This image just gives you a pause to reflect how Mother Nature outfits each creature for life in their particular niche in the wild.
This reserve is north of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada in the coastal rainforest.
26 May, 2015.
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A Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) walking along the coastal shores of the inlet in the Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Reserve. It was continually looking back, possibly to see if it was being followed by another bear.
It was the breeding season and a large number of bears were observed over the days we were in the reserve.
25 May, 2015.
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Male Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) stopping to smell the flowers on his daily trek in search of a prospective female along the shores of the K'tzim-a-deen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary north of Prince Rupert along the maritime coast of British Columbia, Canada.
It is breeding season for these bears and the males wander the shoreline in search of receptive females. They sometime encounter males in a similar mode and fights do ensue. This bear has the wounds of an old encounter with another male.
28 May, 2015.
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Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionics) in the marine environment of the Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Reserve along the Pacific coast north of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada.
26 May, 2015.
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Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) female roaming the shores of the K'tzim-a-deen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary in the Khutzeymateen Inlet along the west coast north of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada.
The inlet is about a 30 minute flight by float plane, north of Prince Rupert. The tour of 6 wildlife photographers (including myself) was 5 days long and run by Ocean Light II Adventures. We stayed at the entrance of the reserve in a 72 ft sail boat (Ocean Light II) and accessed the reserve daily in a 19 ft Zodiac and spent most of the day looking for grizzly bear activity.
28 May, 2015.
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The final images in my series was a pleasure to be in their presence. These beautiful animals deserve all the respect in the world and too often are severely misunderstood.
Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) patrolling the shores of the Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Reserve in search of a prospective breeding partner on the marine coast line north of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada.
If you look at the top of the head of this bear it has a distinct bare patch and this trait was evident in a number of bears, indicating a genetic trait was passed on along the various generations in this area.
25 May, 2015.
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Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) wandering the shoreline of the K'tzim-a-deen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary north of Prince Rupert along the maritime coast of British Columbia, Canada.
It is breeding season and both the males and females are wandering the coast in search of a prospective mate.
The low tide allows the bears to travel along the waters edge whereas during high tide, they may be forced higher into the woods on the steeper terrain.
26 May, 2015.
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The final images in my series was a pleasure to be in their presence. These beautiful animals deserve all the respect in the world and too often are severely misunderstood.
A couple of male Grizzly Bears (Ursus arctos) fighting g for breeding rights in the select area of the Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Reserve along the west coast of British Columbia north of Prince Rupert, Canada.
The dark coloured bear was the victor and drove off the other male with some pretty intense wounds.
28 May, 2015.
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Black Bears are so fascinating to watch with their interesting individual personalities. A beautiful and too often misunderstood animal that is deserving of our profound respect. For one they help make our forests so beautiful with the way they fertilize the forests with the fish they eat.
A Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos) takes a break from wandering the shores of the inlet at the Khutzemateen Grizzly Bear Reserve along the British Columbia coast north of Prince Rupert, Canada.
26 May, 2015.
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